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Dana Cooke wins Jersey Fresh CCI 3*

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Created on Sunday, 19 May 2019 08:05

Written by Jan Mills

DANA COOKE SCORES FIRST FEI WIN

AT JERSEY FRESH INTERNATIONAL

THREE-DAY EVENT CCI 3*-S

Ottawa, ON, May 13, 2019 – Dana Cooke, a Canadian who currently resides in Mooresville, NC, earned her first FEI level win at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event, held May 8-12, 2019, in Allentown, NJ.

“We have been together since she was a four-year-old, so we know each other so well and have incredible trust in each other,” said Dana of the beloved grey she calls “Missi”. “I think an FEI win just solidifies how strong our relationship is and that we can be a competitive combination.”

Canadian Dana Cooke of Mooresville, NC, earned the first international win of her career with FE Mississippi at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event, held May 8-12, 2019, in Allentown, NJ.Photo Credit: Amy Flemming Waters Photography

Dana and Missi showed that competitiveness from day one of the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event, starting off strong with a sixth-place finish in the dressage phase on May 9 with a score of 30.00 penalty points. The duo then pushed through an action-packed day on May 11 to earn a double-clear round in both the show jumping and cross-country phases. By completing the cross-country course five seconds under the optimum time of 6 minutes and 11 seconds, Dana and Missi secured the win on their dressage score of 30.00 penalties – just a scant .70 penalty points ahead of second-place finisher, American Olympian Boyd Martin.

“I am super excited and happy with how we both performed,” said Dana. “I still have a little fine-tuning to do in dressage to get a few extra marks, but the overall quality is getting so much better. Missi jumped super both show jumping and cross-country and tried her heart out. I knew that if I made time that I could potentially win, but I tried to push that out of my mind and focus on giving Missi a good ride. I always tell myself, ‘good jumps first, speed second’ – something that [coach, Clayton Fredericks (AUS)] has said to me a few times. I heard my minute markers going off and knew I was pretty close, but wasn’t paying too much attention to them until my sixth minute went off and I realized that I could really make it, so I pushed for home.”

Dana sped cleanly through the show jumping and cross-country phases to finish on her dressage score of 30.00 penalties for the win.Photo Credit: Amy Flemming Waters Photography

Dana’s first international win is made all the more impressive considering she was up against a crowded field of over 50 entries comprised of top riders and Olympians from around the world – including her own coach, Clayton. She commented, “It’s a bit surreal, you work so hard and put so much into the horses and the sport, so it’s a pretty amazing feeling when it pays off. This win isn’t just mine; they say it takes a village and I couldn’t have done it without my village. I have an amazing groom, owners, vet, farrier, sponsors, family, coaches, and support staff.”

Dana and Missi weren’t the only Canadians to leave their mark in the CCI 3*-S division: Colleen Loach of Dunham, QC, placed fourth with Peter Barry’s seven-year-old Hanoverian gelding, Vermont (Van Helsing x Heraldik XX) with a final score of 32.80 penalties. Also in the top 10 was Shelby Brost of Red Deer, AB, and Crimson (Etta x Cojak), the 16-year-old Thoroughbred mare she co-owns with Wayne Brost, who came in ninth place on a final score of 37.60 penalties. For full results from the Jersey International Three-Day Event, click here.

2020 EC Rule Change Suggestions

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Created on Tuesday, 23 April 2019 08:05

Written by Susan Smith

New EV105 Division is being offered in BC!

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Created on Sunday, 14 April 2019 19:52

Written by Jan Mills

The new EV 105 division pilot project is being offered in BC in 2019!MREC is offering two opportunities to compete in the new division – first at the May Horse Trials and again at the Mary Swanson HT in September.

About EV 105 a stepping-stone between Training and Preliminary that requires 2 CMER at Training level Dressage test > Preliminary Test 1 in the 20 x 40 m area. Cross Country > Can involve angled lines, corners, varied terrain and combinations with water or narrow fences and should be more complex than training level. 500 mpm Show jumping > 1.05m height with first 3 fences lower than 1.05 m

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